International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS): Benefits‚ Obstacles And Intrigues For Implementation In Nigeria *IKPEFAN‚ OCHEI AILEMEN Ph.D (Banking &Finance)‚ ACA‚ACIB Department of Banking & Finance‚ Covenant University‚ Ota‚ Ogun State E-mail: ochei_ikpefan@yahoo.co.uk; Tel:234- 08053013418 **AKANDE‚ A.O B.Sc (Business Administration)‚ MBA; Department of Business Studies‚ Covenant University‚ Ota E-mail: Akandemeji@gmail.com Tel: 234-08035034209 Abstract IFRS is International Financial Reporting
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(1970)‚ A Statement of Australian Accounting Principles‚ Melbourne‚ AARF. Kenley‚ J & G J Staubus (1972)‚ Objectives and Concepts of Financial Statements‚ Melbourne‚ AARF. Macdonald‚ K M‚ 1995‚ The Sociology of the Professions‚ London‚ Sage Publications. Nobes‚ Christopher (1998)‚ “Towards a General Model of the Reasons for International Differences in Financial Reporting”‚ Abacus‚ v 34‚ 00 162 – 187. Roshan‚ Sepi and Jessie Wong (technical editors) (2006)‚ Accounting Handbook 2006 (Volume 1 of The Accounting
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l accounting standards • Ethics FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING * Accounting and capital allocation * Objective * Need to develop standard PARTIES INVOLVED IN STANDARD-SETTING * Securities and Exchange * Commission * American Institute of CPAs * Financial Accounting * Standards Board * Changing role of the AICPA GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES * FASB Codification ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING * Political environment * Expectations
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IS IFRS a better Accounting Standard than US GAAP for achieving good financial reports? This research paper delivers an analysis of determining whether the International Financial Reporting Standards‚ hereafter known as IFRS‚ is a better reporting standard than the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP). Financial Statements have to provide high quality financial reporting information with regards to economic entities‚ primarily financial in nature‚ which are useful for economic decision
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I. Accounting Defined ASC (Accounting Standards Council) Accounting is a service activity. Its function is to provide quantitative information‚ primarily financial in nature‚ about economic entities‚ that is intended to be useful in making economic decision. Three important activities in the accounting process: A. Identifying – the recognition or non-recognition of “accountable” events. - an event is accountable or quantifiable when it has an effect on assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity. -
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Structure of Financial Accounting True / False Questions 1. The primary function of financial accounting is to provide relevant financial information to parties external to business enterprises. True False 2. Accrual accounting attempts to measure revenues and expenses that occurred during accounting periods so they equal net operating cash flow. True False 3. The FASB is currently the public-sector organization responsible for setting accounting standards in the United
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SECTOR VS PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARD 1. INTRODUCTION The global financial crisis has demonstrated that the public sector as well as the private sector needs the highest quality accounting standards. Around the world‚ accounting in the public sector is practiced in diverse ways and struggles to achieve comparable standard in accountability and transparency. The Securities Act of 1933 gave the commission the authority to prescribe accounting standards to be followed by the companies for
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What is a conceptual framework for financial accounting and why is it needed? The purpose of this essay is to address the definition of a conceptual framework (CF) for financial accounting and why it is needed. The CF can be described as a “coherent system of inter-related objectives and fundamentals that should lead to consistent standards that prescribe the nature‚ function and limits of financial accounting and financial statements” (FASB‚ 1976). This suggests that the CF has a very important
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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Chapter 1 The Canadian Financial Reporting Environment Prepared by: Dragan Stojanovic‚ CA Rotman School of Management‚ University of Toronto The Canadian Financial Reporting Environment Role of Financial Reporting • Financial statements and financial reporting • Accounting and capital allocation •Stakeholders Objective of Financial Reporting •Management bias •Users’ needs Standard Setting • Need to develop standards • Parties involved in standard setting • Standard setting in a political
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